Cisco·Software Engineer

Cisco Software Engineer interview experience

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BhopalPosted Aug 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I came through an on-campus placement drive, so I was shortlisted based on my resume and academic profile.

The plan had three rounds: two technical rounds and then an HR round. I went through both technical rounds, and the people I spoke with seemed interested and friendly.

In the first technical interview, we started with introductions and then I discussed one of my resume projects. After that, I was asked a DSA question and I managed to solve it. Later, I scheduled the second technical round, which felt like a deeper dive into core computer science. I got detailed questions about C++ STL internals—specifically how maps work internally—and then we moved into computer networking fundamentals. It

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